Manual Therapy

Discover the “hands on” difference!

When you experience pain or injury, the natural defense mechanism is guard your body to protect itself. That is why some pain lingers on and you can’t figure out why it’s not getting any better. It is essential that you regain movement in your body before the healing process starts. Hands-on manual therapy can help you start your road to recovery from your pain, injury or weakness.

Within the physical therapy profession, manual therapy is defined as a clinical approach utilizing skilled, specific hands-on techniques, including but not limited to manipulation/mobilization, used by the physical therapist to diagnose and treat soft tissues and joint structures.

Sukie’s manual therapy approach is a gentle blend of:

Trigger point therapy

Joint mobilization

Soft tissue mobilization

Mobilization with movement

Massage therapy

Traction

Acupressure

Muscle energy technique

Manual lymphatic drainage

Manual therapy can be used on soft tissue and joints to:

Diagnose soft tissues and joint structures restriction

Increase range of motion (ROM)

Modulate pain

Reduce or eliminate inflammation/swelling

Relax muscle guarding/trigger points

Improve contractile and non-contractile tissue repair

Increase muscle extensibility, and/or stability

Facilitate normal movement

Improve function

Give us a call today to start your road to recovery! (772) 342-1020

Currently accepting new patients.

“There are no words to describe how thankful I am to have Sukie as my PT. I came in his clinic in a wheelchair and left on my own two feet.” – Carmen L.

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Sokunthea (Sukie) Nau, DPTSukie has been practicing physical therapy since 2007 with a special interest in the biomechanics of human performance. He earned his Bachelor of Health Science with a concentration in Rehabilitative Services, Minor in Sociology and Minor in Education from the University of Florida in 2004. He later finished his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Saint Augustine with a concentration in Orthopedics in 2007. Learn more.